The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones

by Anthony Magnoli

This personal journal of Dr Henry 'Indiana' Jones, Jr. chronicles every thrilling adventure. Filled with sketches, notes and jottings, and accompanied by rare archive photos, it records the artefacts and discoveries, the folklore and the characters encountered on each of his globetrotting travels.

Genres: Adventure, Fiction, Art, Fantasy, Film, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction

200 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[tobi10 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Schöne Ergänzung zu den Filmen

In dem Buch Das Tagebuch von Indiana Jones von Anthony Magnoli & Christian Dreller, geht es um Henry Jones, genannt Indiana Jones. Durch das Tagebuch lernt man ihn ab seiner Kindheit kennen und was er alles erlebt hat, man bekommt Eindrücke von den Reisen mit seinem Vater.

Meine Meinung:
Das Buch ist eine Ergänzung zu den Filmen, die es zu Indianer Jones gibt. Es ist eine schöne Idee nochmal sein Leben in dem Tagebuch zu erleben, aber wenn ich nach den anderen Rezensionen gehe, wird wohl nichts neues erzählt, was schade ist. Ich selber habe die Filme schon länger nicht mehr gesehen, daher kann ich das nicht beurteilen.

Fazit:
Wer ein Fan der Film von Indiana Jones ist, wird sich vielleicht auch über die Geschichte freuen, sonst glaube ich eher nicht, das es sonst für andere Interessant wäre, da es viele Bilder gibt und ab und zu mal mehr und mal weniger Text gibt.

[denudatio_pulpae · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Zaginiony dziennik Indiany Jonesa" to pozycja cenna dla fanów owego pana, a ja się do tego grona zaliczam :)

Pomysł był świetny. Książka stylizowana na prawdziwy dziennik - takie rzeczy zawsze wpadają mi w oko. I te dwie wyrwane strony ze środka, super! Dużo zdjęć, notatek, dokumentów, rysunków, planów, listów itd. Jedyne, do czego się mogę przyczepić, to momentami nieczytelna czcionka imitująca odręczne pismo, ale to akurat moja osobista opinia, bo ja tej czcionki zwyczajnie nie lubię :)

Największą "wadą" tego dziennika jest po prostu jego niewielka objętość, bo przygoda zaczyna się i kończy jeszcze tego samego wieczoru. Mimo to miło spędziłam czas i nie żałuję tego zakupu. Liczyłam na odrobinę więcej, dlatego "tylko" 7 gwiazdek, z czego połowa z sentymentu do Indiego :)

[Rachael · Rating 3 out of 5]

As the name implies, this purports to be Indiana Jones' personal journal. It includes a little main text and a lot of images and side-text thanks to images of newspaper articles, documents, etc. that Indy has supposedly pasted into his journal. I'd prefer a few more references to the novels and comics and a few less to the movies, or at least have the ones from the time of the movies focus more on what happened between scenes as it were so that there would be more "new" information for the average reader. Overall, this is not a bad book for moderate to serious Indy fans.

[Stacey · Rating 5 out of 5]

OK, I'm a fan girl. I can admit it.

This was a cute book. It made me laugh with the inside jokes and I could appreciate how it was put together. It includes snippets from all four movies, the television show and even some of the novels, comics and video games. In short, if Indy did it, it's here. I like how it was put together as an actual journal, fake leather cover and elastic complete. The pages are all "hand written", sometimes with typed notes by the "Russians" and the pictures are clipped and "taped" in. It was a fun read.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun pretend diary. I liked the earlier parts better than the last bits - I prefer archaeology over aliens. :p

[Patrick Hurley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another book put out by the company I work for... and a really fun one too! There's some great Indiana Jones stuff in here. A very nice in-world tie in.

[Joana · Rating 5 out of 5]

New reread, I stand by everything I said before!!!! I meant to read before going to see the new movie, but I read the Indiana Jones Titanic book instead then, so it was time to read it now!!!

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This is my most beautiful book, outside and inside; and as I was looking through my selves, I decided to reread it. And it was great to reread it now. I first read it when I was probably 13, one of the first books I ever read in English, outside of comics; so yeah, I wasn't as used to reading it in this language (I think it's possible I didn't even fully read the longer pieces of text, I mostly read the handwritten things). But besides the language, there's a new enjoyment I took from reading this book and it comes from my major in History (which also included latin, paleography and a class with a bit of archeology studies in it), because there was so much I don't think I could have fully understand without that background
This reads like a diary of Indiana Jones, from the old TV show (The Chronicles of Young Indiana Jones, I think that's the name) to the most recent movie, The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, with all these recognizable images, but also a few other very interesting details. And this is definitely a must-read for any Indiana Jones fan!!

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun little book, this simulates the appearance of Indiana Jones' journal, down to yellowed tape holding photographs, spilled coffee, and even pages torn out. It starts when he was 8 or 9 and continues through the fourth movie, covering events from the films, the TV series, and even a video game. The different hands throughout the journal are distinctive, although they are obviously fonts, marring the illusion of a handwritten journal. The book is full of illustrations and maps, which are great fun. Additional notes are added by the "Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation," giving background information on characters.

If you have seen the movies multiple times and quote dialogue without thinking, this book is for you.

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a promotional item for the movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. An excellent item if you're obsessed with Indiana Jones and have watched all the movies (including the Young Indiana movies and read all the books.

Thumbs up for presentation. Much like Marissa Moss's Amelia books things have been "taped" or "pasted in." There are also inserts from the Russians.

Overall, it's cute. Nothing groundbreaking, but diverting and now I do want to go watch the movies again, so I suppose it's served its purpose commercial-wise. Joke's on them - I'm going to borrow the movies from my father.

[Adam · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a nice book for any Indy fan; it's well put together and gels together the events in the movies, the TV series and some of the computer games. It gives a few interesting insights into the events; some nice imagery and sketches. My only gripe is that there weren't more details given for certain things like during WWII, but I daresay that will be covered in books/comics at some point.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Indiana Jones is my life.

[Wira Pratama · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is the reason I became an archaeologist!!

[Mary Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fun, interesting made up journal of Dr. Henry Jones Sr. & Jr., from the photos to the letters & drawings.

[Liubov · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just loved it!!

[Sean Carlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute-enough novelty item: the "lost" diary of Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones Jr., published as a promotional tie-in with the theatrical release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The faux-leather journal presents a chronological overview of the famed archaeologist's exploits (on thick, rough-edged paper stock), starting with his early years (as depicted in the Young Indiana Jones Chronicles TV series and the 1912 prologue to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade), before segueing into the 1930s-set events of the feature-film trilogy (which occupy the lion's share of the book's pages), then ending on a tease for the Atomic Age adventure Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Supplemental content from tie-in media -- comics, novels, videogames -- covering the interstitial periods of Indy's life is also incorporated throughout.
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As an Indiana Jones fan, the true value of the book lies not so much in the biographical information, which is aggregated from the various source materials and doesn't fill in any previous narrative "blanks" (for instance: Whatever happened to Short Round?), but rather the opportunity to study some of the wondrous archaeological documents only fleetingly glimpsed in the movies, like the Sanskrit pictograph from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the map of the Chachapoyan Temple from Raiders of the Lost Ark, and both the tablet rubbing and Grail diary from The Last Crusade. Furthermore, the background dossiers on the various MacGuffins -- particularly the Ark of the Covenant and the Sankara stones (as well as the crystal skulls, whose pseudo-archaeological mythos is appreciably more fascinating than David Koepp's subpar screenplay sufficiently conveys) -- lends new insight to and appreciation for their contextual histories and special powers, which are mostly (except the Holy Grail in Last Crusade) only summarily covered in the films; just enough exposition is provided on them to get the quest started in earnest.​
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Though the presentation of The Lost Journal of Indiana Jones is spectacular, the content is (for the most part) merely adequate -- a recapitulation of information we already know. Reading this book, I couldn't help but lament that Lucasfilm didn't take this opportunity to create a full-length "autobiography" in epistolary form -- using the extra space to elaborate on Indy's experiences and his thoughts/feelings about them -- and incorporating all of the sketches and clippings included here with substantial new text. Alas, this is a mere "coffee-table" version of a project that could've been truly magnificent -- a comprehensive history of Indiana Jones, both the character and the franchise.

[June Jacobs · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a fun adventure through the writings and ephemera of one of my favorite fictional characters, Indiana Jones. Includes lots of world history alongside the fictional adventures of Henry Jones, Jr., aka "Indiana Jones".

{This book was catalogued in the adult non-fiction collection, but I feel that teens who were familiar with these movies would also enjoy this book.}

I borrowed this book from the local public library.

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** With one exception of when a slang phrase was written in this journal, this book is clean in language and content. :0}

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[Suidpunt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gekoop by Sonny Kleu's Bookshop te Strand, Wes-Kaap, teen R50,00.

Eerder 'n plakboek as 'n joernaal, maar juis weens die min inhoud daarvan begeester dit my om meermale my eie dagboeke op datum te hou. Die stukke in Oudfrans, Latyn en Duits het ek die meeste waardeer. Ongelukkig min tot geen inhoud in Russies, wat vreemd is: dr. Jones het immers die Inleiding tot Russiese Beskawing bestudeer. Vir 'n man van 27 tale sou ek juis meer inligtingstukkies verwag het [en vir so 'n persoon is vertaling in sy eie plakboek natuurlik heeltemal oorbodig].

Tog: ek is mal oor die valsleer-omslag, en die 'vraisemblance' met die doelbewus uitgeskeurde bladsye. Dele en dokumente van die rolprente wat moeilik sigbaar was, is helder en duidelik in hierdie boek.
Ek hoop die boek begeester mense om hul hande in die werklike lewe vuil te maak en die diepste verborge inligting te gaan delf.

[Donald · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a nice faux-"journal" of Indiana Jones, supposedly in the hands of the Soviets since 1957 (the time of "Kingdom of the Crystal Skull") and details many of his adventures. There are a lot of nice journal entries by Indiana, commenting on things we've seen in the movies and television series, as well as some other insights into the character. It's a nice book for Indy fans.

[Daniel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really cool book/item to have. It looks like an actual journal filled with so much Indy lore. And it even mentions some of the adventures from the novels and from the television show as well as all of the adventures from the films. It's really cool. Every Indiana Jones fan should have a copy. Everyone will be drawn to this book.

[Simon · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was certainly fun enough to explore some worlds, but I wish it went on, and I wish I knew how the journal was obtained by the Russians. I wish I knew what becomes of the characters that were in the films, the ones who are only in one film and are never heard from again. What happened?

[Nicholas · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read this book over 3 times. It is a great book. Every indy fan needs to have this book. The great thing about this book is every time you read it it always gives you that sense of adventure and action on each page with the great illustrations that followed.

[Stephen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is EXCELLENT! Whoever put this thing together had a great amount of Indiana Jones lore. They even pulled information and references from the prequel novels, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, and the video game. Well done!

[Isabelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

really cool if you are into the why? and the back story or background or their story about of indiana jones and other people in the movies.

[*unregistered_animagus* · Rating 5 out of 5]

The full story of adventurer Indiana Jones. From the start when he was a kid, all the way through to his encounter with the Crystal Skull, this is definitely a book from Indy lovers!!

[Larisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice to see, not worth owning...

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book for fans of Indiana Jones.

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun little project book that someone sent to the university of Chicago. It's basically an overview of some of Indy's adventures from a personal notebook perspective.

[Mouse · Rating 3 out of 5]

This feels sort of like a money grab to me! Nobody really needs this and I don’t think many people care!
This book came out right around the time of the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and there’s simply too many reminders of that! Everything in this centers around the movies though they did a good job of making it seem authentic.

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. It feels like a real journal. And Indy’s humor comes through so well-as if he really wrote it himself. It was a fun read.

[Lynda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommend it. I read it twice.